EoW January 2012

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Landmark deal with phone giants Hutchinson Engineering is celebrating its largest ever contract win since the firm began 32 years ago, having been awarded a deal worth an estimated £8mn by telecommunications giants Telefonica UK and Vodafone. As part of the joint project known as Cornerstone, the two mobile phone operators have tasked Hutchinson Engineering with the design and manufacture of around 60 masts per month to meet the growing demands of network traffic and ensure strong coverage for both sets of customers. Widnes, UK-based

LOI Thermprocess has received from the Russian steel company NLMK a contract for the supply of a new HPH ® (high performance hydrogen) bell-type annealing plant. Under the contract, LOI is to supply 23 annealing bases, 12 gas-fired heating hoods and ten cooling hoods, including all the necessary ancillary facilities for the company’s Lipetsk plant. Tenova LOI Italimpianti – Italy LOI Thermprocess GmbH – Fax : +49 201 1891 321 Germany Email : info@loi-italimpianti.de Fax : +39 02 4693026 Website : www.loi-italimpianti.com Email : tenova@tenovagroup.com Website : www.tenovagroup.com HPH bell-type annealing plant for NLMK

Dean Drinkwater, managing director of Hutchinson Engineering, which operates across three sites in Widnes, said: “We have been manufacturing masts for the telecoms industry for more than a decade and this latest contract win is testament to our leading position in the marketplace. “Our innovative structure designs are the most technically advanced giving clients a wider choice of antenna and radio options. “We’re proud of the fact that we build what are considered to be among the most aesthetically pleasing telecoms structures in the UK.” Mr Drinkwater continued, “Indeed it is a milestone in Hutchinson’s history that we have secured this contract win – worth around £8 million – as it will also lead to job creation among our fabricators, welders, labourers and operatives.” ▲ ▲ Dean Drinkwater, managing director of Hutchinson Engineering

Hutchinson Engineering – UK Fax : + 44 151 4205100

Email : info@hutchinsonengineering.co.uk Website : www.hutchinsonengineering.com

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